We’ve officially reached that magical time of year. The leaves are falling, the scarves are coming out of storage, the pumpkins are finding their way into lattes around the country and… my sinuses are congested. Ahhh, Fall.

I’ve been coughy n’ congested for the past few days. When this happens, I binge on herbs, hot tea, soup and comfort foods. This morning, after my second round of herbs I can’t pronounce, I had a special hankering for a good ol’ fashioned grilled cheese and, much to my I’m-not-leaving-the-house relief, I discovered just the right ingredients for a not-so-ol’-fashioned grilled cheese right here in my gluten-free abode!

While Goodman’s GF bread is the talk of the town in my kitchen lately, the true star of any grilled cheese show is, naturally, the cheese. I had recently picked up sliced American-style vegan cheese by a company called Follow Your Heart. (And just in the nick of time, too — dairy is God awful for sinus congestion.) Being that I’ve never tried sliced vegan cheese, I was cautiously optimistic about this culinary comfort food experiment. However, I’m so pleasantly surprised by the flavor, texture and goodness of this not-cheese that I don’t think I’ll ever go back to the cow stuff!

I had this sandwich over an hour ago and my inner child is still asking for seconds…